April 8 08 South Platte Basin Roundtable Meeti

• Basin Roundtable: South Platte
• Title: South Platte April 08 Minutes
• Date: 4/8/2008
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South Platte Basin Roundtable Meeting Minutes
April 8, 2008
Weld County, Colorado
Please contact Lisa McVicker for any changes or corrections to the minutes:
mcvicker~gwest.net
NEXT MEETING: Tuesday, May 13, 2007; 4 pm; Weld County Services Center,
Longmont, CO
Bill Jerke calls the meeting to order at 4:18pm. Bill announces that two graduate students
from CSU are requesting that members in the Roundtable assist them by participating in a
research study, "Natural Resource Collaboration on Colorado's Front Range," and
requests participation from any willing members. The students also will circulate a
survey during dinner and appreciate the Roundtable's participation.
Bill also commends Ralf Topper on his article in the Jan/Feb 2008 edition of the
Colorado Ground Water Association and reads from that article which can be found at the
Colorado Ground Water Association website. The article focuses, in part, on the 1969
Act that shaped Colorado water law.
See: www.coloradoaroundwater.org
L Standard Reports:
IBCC Report: Eric Wilkinson and Mike Shimmin:
Next meeting is May 15; have not met since last meeting;
CWCB Report:
Eric Wilkinson: (see minutes on website)
Jennifer Gimbel announced three new members to CWCB: AK, Rio
Grande and SW Basins; nominated: Reed Dills of Buena Vista,
(whitewater rafting business; serves on AK roundtable) for AK; Bruce
Whitehead, in SW Basin; Travis Smith, reappointed to Rio Grande
(member of Rio Grande Roundtable (has served 3 years of CWBC);
March 18-19 meeting in Golden: discussion of Wild & Scenic Rivers
dilemma in Yampa, CO and SW basins of San Juan and Animas La
Plata/Dalores: Forest Service or BLM are moving toward eligibility as part
of their resource management plan; will have effect on water management;
State trying to find alternative to tlus to protect "remarkable values";
Sigiuficant grants for water conservation grants; '/4 million to enhance K-
12 education; $160,000 water council for water conservation; numerous
construction loans awarded;
Re: in-stream flows: historic practice of CWBC -will move to
prioritization basis for basins; multiple loans out of WSRA account; other
work done on water conservation and strategic planning;
Ralf Topper: Question Re: Severance Tax application;